Operetta is the vital link between Opera and the Musical, it originated in Paris, and became highly popular in London and Vienna. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the wonderful operettas on offer with Stretta Music today!
In Paris in the middle of the 19th century, operetta, which is shorter and lighter than ’serious opera’, developed out of the highly popular opera comique. This new form, consisting of frivolous parodies of bel canto opera and Meyerbeer’s grand opéra, and contemporary society, was first penned by Jacques Offenbach.
In Vienna, news of Offenbach’s success spread quickly, and it inspired composers like Johann Strauss II to take up the call, and the first great Viennese operetta was his “Die Fledermaus”. In contrast to the French can-can, the Viennese operettas are famous for their Waltzes. As the operetta grew in popularity, composers tried to reach the more affluent audience, and operetta soon became less frivolous, and more political, reflecting the rise of nationalism in the country.
In London, 1871, theatre manager Richard D’Oyly Carte, seeing the developments on the continent, brought together the literary and musical talents of W.S Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, to form the great operetta duo Gilbert & Sullivan. Their operettas were so popular, that ten years later, he built the Savoy Theatre will the sole purpose of producing Gilbert & Sullivan operettas.
In Germany, the Bavarian operettas, and the Berlin operettas were very popular, reaching their high point with Paul Abraham and his “Viktoria und ihr Husar” in 1929. After the National Socialists took power, his extremely successful and popular works were labelled ’degenerate’, and were struck from the repertoire.
Towards the end of the first half of the 20th century, many musicians left Europe for the USA, and they took with them all the joys and experience of operetta, and a new genre was born, the Musical.
Unabridged Beautiful Operatta Arias with the Original Text
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 288307
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 281951
Operette in vier Bildern
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128163
Bouffonerie in einem Akt
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 744882
Operette Buffo in einem Akt
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 550477
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1201932
Arietta from the operetta "Die Feldermaus"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724574
Csárdás from the operetta "Die Fledermaus"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724569
for: Voice (medium), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 156169
Songs from the Zarzuela with piano accompaniment
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 290220
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 246603
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 4020
aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 246610
aus "Eva"
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 309812
Unterlegblatt für 6-Akkordzither
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151006
Lyric book
Item no.: 102837
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 587111
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 283506
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124875
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1976
for: 2 voices (ST), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1429
Operette in drei Akten
for: Solo voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124876
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 131847
aus "Giuditta"
für Singstimme (hoch) und Klavier
for: Voice (high), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 128199
aus der Operette 'Friederike'
für Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 141081
42 beliebte Opern– und Operettenmelodien
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 197034
Overture
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 757172
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 309805
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128094
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 677519
for: 2 clarinets (B-flat), 2 trumpets (B-flat), 2 horns (F), 2 trombones, percussion
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1592
for: Voice (BarB), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3274
for: Piano
Item no.: 128167
Potpourri
for: Accordion
Item no.: 128093
Lied aus der Operette
"Das Land des Lächelns"
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 273940
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 199521
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 776102
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 690446
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 154169
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 144764
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 266022
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 128211
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1715
Arie aus der Operette "La Périchole"
N° 8b: Griserie - Ariette
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), piano
Item no.: 635666
leichte Bearbeitungen für chromatisches Akkordeon ab 8, 12 und 24 Bässe
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 735529
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 283504
Lyric book
Item no.: 128217
Großes Potpourri für Akkordeon
for: Accordion; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 179356
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